New Year Honours: From 12 Years A Slave to Sir Steve McQueen
The ability to draw rescued Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen from a scrapheap of underachievers and imbued his life with new meaning.
Year: 2019
Head of a Laughing Child: Rare English Porcelain Found at French Flea Market now at V&A
Head of a Laughing Child, was made at London’s Chelsea porcelain factory, England’s first major porcelain factory established in 1743.
Coming Home: Rock a Bye Baby Beckham Back in the Cradle
David Beckham has all the mod cons of a £31.5m home in Holland Park, west London, so why has he ended up sleeping in a hospital reception?
‘Tis the Season for Love and Joy at Gallery Selling Sweet Art
Gallerist Jewel Goodby’s lineup of artists offer stimulation for all the senses at JG Contemporary.
Julie’s at 50: Homely Bolthole Where Locals and the A-List Dine Together
Julie’s is the unpretentious neighbourhood restaurant where the famous go to dine when they want to let their hair down.
Get Up, Stand Up! Ruth Rogers’ Songs of Freedom
River Cafe’s Ruth Rogers reveals her activism credentials by curating a mixtape on the theme of protest.
Peggy Guggenheim’s Lost London Gallery
Peggy Guggenheim was one of the most influential art collectors of the twentieth century, but very little is known about her first London gallery.
Sun, Snow and Sorbet: An Ice Cream Company for all Seasons
When Philip Harrison and Vera Thordardottir, set up Bears Ice Cream Company in 2016, they wanted to move away from the unhealthy ‘Mr Whippy’ image of polluting ice-cream vans.
A Brush with Terry O’Neill: ‘Would You Like to Meet Terry at 4.30?’
Terry O’Neill was within touching distance, his silver hair bobbing up and down and sideways as he autographed Bowie by O’Neill, a limited edition tome on the Pimlico Road.
Blue Note at 80: Pop-up to Celebrate Iconic Music Label
Blue Note, the legendary jazz record label is celebrating its 80th anniversary with its first-ever pop-up store in the UK.